The Release That Witch
Chapters 66's

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As the freezing cold rain fell, it diluted the smell of blood that covered the entire New Holy City. While in this inhumane condition, Alicia fought for her life by swinging her greatsword while panting.

This was not the first time he had participated in the battle to defend Hermes, but he never thought that there would come a day when the New Holy City could fall.

The walls are completely destroyed.

All her life, Alicia had never seen such a terrifying monster. A huge worm-like hybrid beast came out from the ground and pressed its body near the glacier cliff, drilling its bone claws into the cliff and climbing the wall step by step. Even when it had reached the peak, its lower body still had not completely left the ground.

If it only had a large body, it would not be such a disaster, but none of them could expect what happened next. When the large hybrid species opened its mouth, a swarm of demonic beasts rushed out and turned the wall into hell within seconds.

Originally, it could still be said that everyone in his team was calm and prepared, but when the demon monsters attacked, everything was broken and turned into chaos. During the chaos, Alicia was separated from her army, so she could only watch helplessly as one of her comrades was swallowed up by the demon monster. Warm human blood and black monster blood mixed and flowed along the grooves on the stone-lined floor.

When the horn signaled to retreat, the Sacred City mangonel started shooting, dropping granite beams the size of half a person from the sky, completely ignoring that many defenders were still fighting on the city walls.

Alicia could still vividly recall the image when her Captain was hit on the side of her head by a stone. When he got up from the floor and could finally see it, he saw that he was embedded in the stone floor along with his armor. Collapsed together like parchment, his intestines dripped from his open stomach, and his hot blood pooled into a small puddle .

Alicia thought, If I don't drop myself to the ground at the last second when I find that stone, I'm afraid I'll end up like her!

As for how she actually archived to stay alive and return from the wall, Alicia could not remember it clearly. He was just surrounded by shouts and curses; everyone frantically waved their hands, trying to defend themselves, but in the end, everyone was frantically waving, trying to defend themselves, who they struck was unknown and it did not matter if they struck a demonic beast or one of their own.

Of his own team, which started with a hundred soldiers, only twelve survived, including himself.

"What to do next, Captain!"

"Captain Alicia!"

Since Alicia survived, she would take over the captaincy, in accordance with military regulations. If the captain is killed in battle, the vice-captain will take over the captaincy and lead the team to continue the war.

To clear her mind, Alicia bit her lips until an iron taste filled her mouth, then she finally decided, "We're going to go to the North Gate. If the demon monsters wanted to leave the New Holy City they would have to pass that point. " According to this order meant that they gave up the area between the wall and the entire inner city, but he had no other choice. There is no place comparable to the Central Church - nothing more important than the Hermes Cathedral.

He did not say it out loud, but everyone knew that with only 12 people, they could not play a significant role in defending the wall.

In her heart, Alicia prayed, Maybe today will be the day I will die while defending the kingdom. May God be kind to me . However, to the outside world, he shouted, "The decision will never give up! We'll march!"

"The decision will never give up!" the others shouted in unity.

A group of twelve Alicia followed him and ran towards the North Gate. During their escape, the sounds of war became increasingly obscure under the rain and the blowing wind until it completely subsided.

However, in this time of crisis, they actually lowered the lift bridge. Seeing this, Alicia started frowning and walked towards the handsome soldier in charge who was wearing the standard red robe of a presiding judge. He saluted, "Judge Chairman, Sir, I am the captain of the fourth forward battalion team, Alicia Quinn!"

"I am Tucker Thor, who is in charge of the defense of the North Gate. You have worked hard," the man nodded in acknowledgment and said, "We have set up an emergency area on the other side of the gate, if your team has any injuries you can send them there. "

"Your Majesty, I don't understand why you didn't lift the suspension bridge in this time of crisis? The demonic beasts on the walls can attack us at any time, we have to make sure that they do not conquer the center of the city."

"Calm down, captain! I know you and your team are not afraid to sacrifice yourself for a greater cause, but that sacrifice is now meaningless. We are still far from the Church's hopeless point," she tried to calm Alicia down, and wiped the rain off her forehead and continued, "We must work together. If you run out of pills to drive away the cold, remember to ask for more than the intention."

When the Presiding Judge reminded her, Alicia finally realized that she was completely frozen. After he left the heat of the battlefield behind him, the cold rain and sweat on his body mixed together, almost turning him into an ice puppet. Facing the ice-cold wind that was endlessly blowing, he could not help his body from shivering anymore.

He reached into the pocket of his sheepskin vest to take out a bag whose contents he then threw into his hand, only to find a thick liquid flowing out . It seemed like he had accidentally broken the pill during the battle. Not finding anything of value, he sighed, raising his head in disappointment, only to find a new pill that released the flu in front of him.

"Take it and eat it." Tucker Thor said with a reassuring smile to her, "When the time comes again, I will ask for your help to be returned ."

Alicia did not try to be polite, she immediately took the pill and swallowed it, "Maybe we won't have another time where we need this kind of thing."

"Yes, well, that doesn't matter either," Tucker actually nodded in agreement, "If I had to choose, I would choose death over eating pills."

Just as her voice came down, a strong fish smell swept through Alicia's stomach. Even the stench of death that shuffled the stomach in the city did not have a disgusting taste. He didn't feel like he had just taken a pill. Instead, he thought he had eaten a mixture of flesh and blood, releasing an unbearable tingling feeling from his stomach into his body. However, the chill suddenly disappeared, followed by a stream of hot blood throughout his body. Alicia's body temperature was slowly restored to its normal temperature so that the already frozen sweat started to drop. His head also started to let out water vapor and he could finally feel his toes numb again.

“But we will not die today,” saw him eat pills, the chief judge waved his hand, “Currently, the Soldiers of God's Punishment are rushing from the Cathedral. When they arrived here, the victorious demonic beasts were unable to pass through the North Gate. Take your men and send them to the assembly, please, and also remember to let them check if they still have their pills so they don't end up like you and find that their pills are destroyed when they need them the most. "

The God Punishment Army was the strongest elite army in the Church! Alicia had long heard of them, but she had never witnessed them fighting. But ... Even if the God Punishment Army is as strong as the rumors circulating, they are still human right? With their own human bodies, no matter how hard they practiced, they could not easily beat the crowd of mixed species.

But because the presiding judge said so, he had no way out to send the eleven survivors to the north gate, close to the west side of the assembly.

Hundreds of troops had been gathered here after they retreated. They stood in groups of two or three in the cold rain, ignoring the cold water running down their cheeks. Some of them even sat on the ground with a lethargic look on their faces. Only a small number of people lined up neatly, waiting for the enemy to come at any moment.

If it was still a few days ago, Alicia would have definitely stood up and scolded them, but now, she was confused. To build this New Holy City, many people were buried here. It can even be said that each brick was built with the blood of believers and people sent by military courts. Bishops often say that Hermes was built on the holy land, the Capital of the Kingdom of God.

Today, however, the Kingdom of God seems to fall by the hands of demonic beasts.

"The devil is coming!" someone suddenly shouted, "take your position to face the enemy!"

Alicia shouted loudly to arouse the soldiers' spirits, raised her sword, and stared at the rapidly approaching horde: "For Hermes!"

"- For the New Holy City!"